Indonesia: military transport plane crashed, 13 dead

Hanoi (VNA) – Indonesia’s military
transport plane on December 18 crashed into a mountain in eastern Papua
province, killing all 13 people on board.

Indonesian air force’s spokesperson Marshal Agus Supriatna affirmed the Hercules C-130 plane crashed into the Jayawijaya mountainous
area , around 3,500 kilometres east of Jakarta, at 6h15 (local time).

The
plane was carrying 12 tonnes of necessary materials and cement from Timikia
city to Wamena town.

Ivan Ahmad Riski Titus, operational
director of Indonesia's Search and Rescue Agency, said the scene of the
accident was not far away from Wamena and functional forces found bodies of
victims and moved them to Wamena.

According
to a preliminary investigation, the bad weather might cause the crash.-VNA